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Museums and Collections

Cantos Music Foundation.

Calgary, Alberta

National Music Centre

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

Napoleon's camel in the Musée africain de l'île d'Aix. (Wikimedia Commons)

Île-d'Aix, France

Napoleon's Camel at the Musée africain de l'île d'Aix

Supposed home of the camel ridden by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.

Icon of St. George from the collection.

Ordino, Andorra

St. George Icon Museum

Extensive Orthodox icon collection in Andorra.

Fort Meade, Maryland

National Cryptologic Museum

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Cray supercomputer at the Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology.

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

Memphis, Tennessee

National Civil Rights Museum

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

VW Bug at the Museo Subacuático de Arte

Cancún, Mexico

Museo Subacuático de Arte

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

Hammer Museum

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

The bright yellow front of Yusupov Palace.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Rasputin Museum at Yusupov Palace

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

German Epilepsy Museum

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

Ithaca, New York

The Sagan Planet Walk

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

Permanently Closed

Miller Comb Museum

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

Blountstown, Florida

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Permanently Closed

Prairie Dog Town

Home of mutant livestock.

Mullinville, Kansas

The Sculptures of M.T. Liggett

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

Iron River, Michigan

Iron County Historical Museum

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Permanently Closed

Jackson, Michigan

Michigan Space and Science Center

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.